Indian Cinema is not as open to Same-Sex Relationships as the West. We have barely seen films on such stories and a very few of them have come in Bollywood. But such a story is coming down the South. Paava Kadhaigal, a Tamil anthology has a story about the same-sex relationship between Anjali and Kalki Koechlin.
While the story itself is unconventional for the South, casting Anjali who is known for her homely characters is a bold attempt. Anjali played a similar role in a film titled Chitrangada previously. But the character is not so bold in Chitrangada and the movie ended up as a dud which made it unnoticed. In one of the shots, Anjali and Kalki are seen sharing the bed in nightwear and that clip has gone viral on social media. Tamil filmmaker Vignesh Shivan has directed the story.
It has to be seen if the film will break the taboo of Same-Sex Relationships in the South. Paava Kadhaigal is all set for its premiere on December 18th. It will be screened on the Leading OTT Major, Netflix. Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran, and Gautham Vasudev Menon are the directors of the remaining three stories in the Anthology.
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